Overview
- Abbas will be received by King Felipe VI at 12:30 at the Palacio de La Zarzuela before an afternoon meeting with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at La Moncloa.
- Government sources say the visit is intended to keep attention on the situation in Palestine while reinforcing Spain’s support for the Palestinian Authority.
- The trip coincides with International Human Rights Day, according to coverage citing EFE.
- Spain’s earlier nine-measure package included boosting Spanish personnel in the EU Border Assistance Mission in Rafah and launching projects on agriculture, food security, and medical assistance.
- The visit follows an Oct. 10 ceasefire that reporting notes has not ended hostilities, with continued Israeli strikes described in recent coverage.